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Never did sculptor's dream unfold / A form which marble doth not hold / In its white block; yet it therein shall find / Only the hand secure and bold / Which still obeys the mind. / MICHAEL ANGELO'S _Sonnets_.
Non ha l' ottimo artista alcun concetto, / Ch'un marmo solo in sè non circoscriva / Col suo soverchio, e solo a quello arriva / La man che obbedisce all' intelletto. / M. ANGELO, _Sonnetto primo_.